idk, if you like how compact it is then maybe, but I doubt it would replace your 636 and it doesn't look that good on the shelf.Ībout exposure compensation, I find it really useful to focus in on the right parts of the image. I don't know a lot about it, honestly not digging the design and the lack of the exposure slider so I'll probably never grab one. Technically, it should be less versatile, but the smaller aperture does help a lot, albeit at the cost of longer shutters, so I guess it would be more susceptible to camera shake and not work as well in low-light situations (kinda like a 1000-series SX-70, not all the way though since it's only one stop darker, not three). I don't know how it shoots far away stuff, like cityscape, but for closer distances I've seen some pretty good shots with it on this sub. Yes, yours can also focus that close (2-4ft on paper) with the close-up lens, the difference is the One 600 doesn't need the slider for that. Would give you an award if I had one, so please accept my gratitude and lots of respect! What's your experience?īTW, this is another fantastic contribution on your side, I can't thank you enough. There's also Impulse AF for the equivalent of $25, don't really dig the design but I've heard a lot of good things about this particular model.

Not really fair and somewhat putting off. My 636 has focus of 2ft/60 cm as well, doesn't it? What's the catch here? What is the significance of no exposure compensation? Oh, and the seller set a higher price as soon as I started observing the auction, so it's $25 now. Will have to sleep on it.Īs for the One 600, it all sounds very interesting. Still, the price is tempting, and I like the design too. I guess buying gear which is going to be obsolete any day now is pointless. Yes, it seemed quite suspicious that there are plenty of 600 and i-Type film packs but only one auction with Spectra film (about 75 packs). I'd say it's different enough from your 636 that it's worth trying, especially for $18. It also has no exposure compensation, since Polaroid was pretty confident they could nail the light meter by this point, and once folded it's one of the most compact 600 cameras. In practice, it basically feels like a sonar AF without a sonar. It's a fixed-focus that can actually focus as close to 2ft (60cm), which it achieves by focusing between 2-10ft (0.6-3m) and a reduced f/12.9 aperture to keep everything sharp, at the expense of some shutter speed. The One 600 is, as the name suggests, a 600 camera, and actually a quite interesting one at that. For $5, I'd probably still say go for it just to look nice on the shelf (and maybe shoot it at that to cross that off the bucket list while you still can) but I wouldn't recommend paying serious money for a Spectra. No one knows how long it's going to take to fade out of existence but it's inevitable at this point. The 1200i is probably a no-go, Spectra film has been discontinued so even if you can still find some it's highly temporary.

Polaroid 1200i